Springfield police: Man badly hurt, tied up in closet in dispute over rent

11:28 AM,
Mar. 21, 2014

Written by

Stephen Herzog
SHERZOG@NEWS-LEADER.COM

Police say a dispute over rent led to a roommate being assaulted, tied up in a closet, released and threatened not to go to police, then left on the street to call for an ambulance.

According to a probable cause statement, Zachary Wells called his roommate on March 11 to confront her about money owed for rent at which time the woman's "paramour," later identified as Matthew Borg, threatened him.

Wells said he obtained a large flashlight to protect himself if Borg came to the residence. ...